Accession No

2101

Brief Description

glass phial of calcium sulphide, by Armbrecht, Nelson and Company, English, 1900–1940

Origin

England; London; Grosvenor Square; 71 and 73 Duke Street, W.

Maker

Armbrecht, Nelson and Company

Class

chemistry

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1940

Inscription Date

Material

glass; paper (card); organic (cotton wool); wax (sealing wax); salt (calcium sulphide)

Dimensions

box length 79mm; breadt 32mm; thickness 18mm phial length 65mm; diameter 11mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated by widow of C.M. Sleeman, 1975.

Inscription

‘CALCIUM SULPHIDE
After short exposure to sunlight this will glow
in the dark.
ARMBRECHT, NELSON & CO.,
71 & 73, Duke St., Grosvenor Square, W’ (box)

Description Notes

Card box with cotton wool inside protecting glass phial with sealing wax stopper. Contains lumps of calcium sulphide.

condition good; complete.

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